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From Wikipedia: Pregnancy (latin "graviditas") is the carrying of one or more offspring, known as a fetus or embryo, inside the uterus of a female. In a pregnancy, there can be multiple gestations, as in the case of twins or triplets. Human pregnancy is the most studied of all mammalian pregnancies. Obstetrics is the surgical field that studies and cares for high risk pregnancy. Midwifery is the non-surgical field that cares for pregnancy and pregnant women.Childbirth usually occurs about 38 weeks after conception; i.e., approximately 40 weeks from the last normal menstrual period (LNMP) in humans. The World Health Organization defines normal term for delivery as between 37 weeks and 42 weeks. The calculation of this date involves the assumption of a regular 28-day menstrual cycle.One scientific term for the state of pregnancy is gravid, and a pregnant female is sometimes referred to as a gravida. See more...From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary: Pregnancy \Preg"nan*cy\, n. 1. The condition of being pregnant; the state of being with young. [1913 Webster] 2. Figuratively: The quality of being heavy with important contents, issue, significance, etc.; unusual consequence or capacity; fertility. --Fuller. [1913 Webster] pregnancy n : the state of being pregnant; the period from conception to birth when a woman carries a developing fetus in her uterus [syn: gestation, maternity] 88 Mob ... See more description
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